The John Bargrave Collection
William Boswell ( - 1650)
English diplomat and member in the House of Commons (1624-1625). He succeeded Dudley Carleton as ambassador to the Netherlands (1632-1649). He was named as a benefactor of the Tradescants' museum. He also sent books and maps to Charles I, and he "must have been a connoisseur of coins and medals because in the previous year he, along with Inigo Jones and Patrick Young, had been commissioned 'to put the King's coin collection into such order as they shall thinke fitt off'" (Leith-Ross, 167). Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/2954 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boswell Roles: AcquirerRelevant locations: Workplace or place of business The Hague
People linked to person: William Boswell was a same person as? (uncertain) Boswel (-)
William Boswell was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Dudley Carleton (10 Mar 1573-15 Feb 1632)
William Boswell was a employed by Charles I of England (1600-1649)
William Boswell was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Inigo Jones (15 Jul 1573-21 Jun 1652)
William Boswell was a source of object(s) for Tradescanti (-)
Inigo Jones (15 Jul 1573-21 Jun 1652) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of William Boswell